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Orange County Indexed

Road order: Nath’l Duke

August 1788 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Nath’l Duke as road overseer.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
August 1788 term
People
Places
Chatham County line; Honeygutts hill

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

  • Minute book 4, page 135
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1788 term
  • Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30002, “County Court Minutes, 1777–1795” (State Archives film).
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